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Osprey Observer
Published August 21Eye On Business — SouthShore, August 2026
Align Right Realty Rebrands To Elevated Realty – Raising The Standard Effective immediately, Align Right Realty brokerage proudly announces its rebrand to Elevated Realty – Raising the Standard. While its name is changing, the foundation of the company remains the same. Elevated…
Osprey Observer
Published August 21Chick-fil-A Celebrates Newest South County Store With Food Bank Donation
A new Chick-fil-A restaurant is now serving! Chick-fil-A Inc. selected Lorena Kurtjian Hernandez as the local owner-operator of Chick-fil-A Balm Road. To celebrate, Kurtjian Hernandez and the team recently invited the community to show their spots at a Moove-In Party on opening…
I Love the Burg
Published August 21Sunshine in a cup: The Ritual Grounds X I Love the Burg matcha is our new favorite drink
Our No. 1 goal 365 days a year is to celebrate all things St. Pete, all things local, and all things good. For the next 30 or so of those […]
That's So Tampa
Published August 21Cinnaholic’s third Tampa Bay location opens in Wesley Chapel with $3 cinnamon rolls
Cinnamon rolls are one of the few foods that can make an entire airport smell like heaven while simultaneously making you feel like a moral failure for eating one. Enter […]
That's So Tampa
Published August 20A South Tampa local’s guide to the best salads in Tampa
I’m a salad lover. Like, salad-is-my-main-food-group level of salad lover. And as a South Tampa native who has been eating at some of these spots for more than two decades, […]
St Pete Catalyst
Published August 20St. Pete resident gives back through junk removal business
“After completing several jobs, I noticed how many perfectly usable items were ending up in the landfill.”
St Pete Catalyst
Published August 20ARK Invest launches first income strategy
St. Petersburg-based ARK Invest announced Wednesday the launch of the ARK Active Autocallable Income exchange-traded fund, the company’s first income strategy. According to a prepared statement, “ARKY is now trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange.” For more information, visit this…
Osprey Observer
Published August 19Eye On Business — Brandon/Winthrop, August 2026
Align Right Realty Rebrands To Elevated Realty – Raising The Standard Effective immediately, Align Right Realty brokerage proudly announces its rebrand to Elevated Realty – Raising the Standard. While its name is changing, the foundation of the company remains the same. Elevated…
Osprey Observer
Published August 19Wright’s Gourmet Plans For Expanded Bakery In Brandon
A South Tampa institution known for its signature sandwiches, cakes and pumpernickel bread is coming to Brandon. Wright’s Gourmet House plans to open an approximately 15,000-square-foot location at 328 Brandon Town Center Dr., near Brandon Exchange, in summer 2027. It will take…
That's So Tampa
Published August 19Inside look: Tommy’s Chophouse debuts, bringing a new era of steak to Ybor City
Ybor City has a brand new reason to loosen its belt a notch. Tommy’s Chophouse, a modern fine-dining steakhouse from restaurateur Kenneth Emery, is now open on the ground floor […]
St Pete Catalyst
Published August 19The Neon Lunchbox restaurant to close Aug. 29
The Neon Lunchbox restaurant and bar, located at 1756 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, will permanently close Aug. 29. It initially opened in 2024. The owner wrote in a statement posted on the establishment’s Facebook page that “we faced an increasingly difficult reality –…
St Pete Catalyst
Published August 19Tampa Bay Wave ranked as third-best accelerator in U.S. by Time
Tampa Bay Wave has been ranked the third-best accelerator in the United States by Time and Statista. The publication considered alumni experiences, the programs’ track records and other data.